Sam Bowden

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Sam Bowden is the small-town lawyer protagonist in the thriller "Cape Fear," whose family is terrorized by a vengeful ex-convict he once helped imprison.

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Sam Bowden canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
lawyer
antagonist Max Cady
appearsIn Cape Fear
The Executioners
appearsInFilm Cape Fear (1962 film)
Cape Fear (1991 film)
basedOnWork The Executioners
centralThemeRelation victim of revenge
conflictWith Max Cady
countryOfFictionalResidence United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy John D. MacDonald
familyName Bowden
genreOfWorkContext psychological thriller
givenName Sam
hasChild Nancy Bowden
hasFamilyRole father
husband
hasSpouse Peggy Bowden
legalEthicsThemeRelation confronts consequences of past legal decisions
legalRoleInBackstory prosecution witness against Max Cady
medium film
novel
moralCharacteristic conscientious
law-abiding
narrativeArc is terrorized by a vengeful ex-convict he once helped imprison
narrativeFunction represents ordinary man under siege
notableAction Max Cady
surface form: helped imprison Max Cady
occupation lawyer
portrayedBy Gregory Peck
Nick Nolte
primaryLocationInStory North Carolina
protects his family
role protagonist of Cape Fear
settingOfWork small town
threatenedBy Max Cady
workTypeAppearsIn thriller

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Cape Fear (1962 film) character Sam Bowden
Cape Fear character Sam Bowden
Max Cady targetOfRevenge Sam Bowden
Max Cady antagonistOf Sam Bowden
Peggy Bowden hasFather Sam Bowden
Peggy Bowden hasFamilyMember Sam Bowden